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MMC 2016 Elims 2.4 Grade 10 2.4 Grade 10 1. Arrange the following nuzubers from least to greatest: 15%,0.1 2 ho) le 4 3 O.1, 35 15% 2, A box contains red, blue, and yellow balls. If the ratio of red to blue to yellow balls is 3:6: 10 and there are 42 blue balls, how many balls are yellow? e 2 we mom =” Ka BAKA TE o § = 42 a ioe? @ . 10 LU i” = ax — [a - 101 os Tp te @2)Gn) = os oD 04n = on 99.2 .? 2, = Sax? 5” = i090" * 3 — = Bal 4, If 7 =—1, find the value ofat +2". area? = (Hite (CDe” -14(-1)' . = -1+(-1) 5, What is Q(z) in (2+ 2)Q(z) + 40+ 2= 29+ 5a? + 9x? (c@+2)Q(a) +42 +2 w+ 50° +90 (e©+2)Q() 23450? + 50-2 Qa) = 50 & DJMolina oo ‘Scanned wth CamScanet MMC 2016 Elims 24 Grade 10 6. Which is greater, 2/5" or 33? av5 0 3v3 2 < 27 3v3| > 2v5 7. If the point (-2, 11) lies on the line y= mz +3, what is m? MU = -2m+3 7 tm 8. The exterior angle of an equiangular polygon is 40°. How many sides does Gare?) have? 0 360g 28o-= 40 nm YY n= 9, What is the equation of the line (in slope-ntercept form) that is parallel to 27-+3y = 1 and passes through (1,-2)? Qn + 8y 2(1) + 3(-2) k 2a + By ‘Thus the equation of the line is 10. The average of two radical expressions is V3 — VB. Hone of them is V3'+ V2. What is the other radical expression? + V84+V2 a+ VE+VE n= v5 - v2) av¥—2ve v2 Ui If f(a) = 1-52 — 20%, what is {0+ 4) — FC)? (14 5(1-4+ 4) — 20+ AY) — 5(1) — 2(1)") = (0-1) +5(+A)-Y- 20+ ny? -1) Bh — 2(1? + 2h) = [2 +h u sa+h - £0) 51 & DIMolina. 09 ‘Scanned wth CamScanet | MMC 2016 Elims 24 Grade 10 It can also be solved using ratio and proportion. 9-2 _ 31-a 17, How many three-digit numbers from 100 to 500 are divisible by 127 100< 12n <500 9< n <4 a-9+1 = [3] he numbers -> ay, 3, 4,45, a form a geometric sequence, what is ax? Got the second and fourth terms of a geometric sequence are 250 and 10, respectively, what is the sum of the first five terms of the sequence? 10 250 25 +5 +2 _ £2(45)°-1) +5 —- = [1562o0r — 1042 & DJMolina co 53 ‘Seanne wth CamScanet MMC 2016 Elims 2.4 Grade 10 224 = = d= 2455 8 = 2+35 22, When the polynomial P(z) is divided by 202 — x, the quotient is x? +1 and the remainder is «+2, what is P(x)? Plc) = (2? +1)(22-a)+2+2 (204 — 08 +20? —2) +042 = [pet —8 +227 +2 AS, Find the value of k so that a+ Lisa factor of P(x) = 2kat + 4° + ka? — a —3. 2k(—1)! + 4(-1)* + A(-1)? - (-) - 3 =0 ok-4¢k+1-3 = 0 A 2yae ak = 6 ward k= arg 24, Solve for 2 in the equation 32° +2? — 12 —4=0 ey geo +a?—12e-4 = 0 gd ai(3x +1) —4(¢+1) 0 Zh (a+ Yee 4) 0 (e+ I(e+2Z-2 = 0 —_ £ 4 54 & DJMolina co ‘Scanned wth CamScanet MMC 2016 Elims 24 Grade 10 25. Let P(e) be a third degree i polynomial such that P(-1) = P(1) = PQ) = P(3) =—16. What is P(—2)? Uom-PD = FE) =n P(x) ale + 1)(-1)(# - 2) P(3) = -16=a(3+1)(3- 13-2) a= -2 P(t) = -2%e+1)(e-De-2) P(-2) = 4-24 1)(-2-1)(-2-2) = 96. In a circle chord AB is bisected by chord CD at M. If CM = 8 em and MC = 18 em, find AB. 2 c= ae = (Bion 297. Chords AB and CD intersect at W such that CW: WD = 3:2. If AW =6em abd WB = 16 cm, what is the length of CD? (3k)(2k) = 6 x16 k=4 cD = 5) pg Quadrilateral ABCD is inscribed in a circle, Given that 2A = (20 +12), LC = Bart 18)°, and £D = (2 ~ 15). What is 2D? (20 +12) + (82-418) = 180 c= 30° Qe — 15 45° 29, A circle with radins of dem is tangent to both « and y axes. How far its center from the origin? Connect the center of the circle to the points of tangencies forming a square. The Gistance of the center of the circle to the origin is simply ‘the length of the diagonal of the square which is [42 units) & DJMolina 00 55 ‘Scanned wth CamScanet Re RRR cg ne 30. For waht value of k will the line through (2k, ~7) and (8,2) contain the origin? y = me 2 = 8m 1 mis ® 4 = tg yea -7 = 1e%) ~ 4 k = (4 31. Find all values of @ in the interval (0°, 360°] that satisfy the equation sin = tan 6? sin@ = tand sind sing "5 = 0 sin d(cos@— 1) _ 088 ~ sin@ = 0 cos0 = 1 32, If 0° < @ < 180° and cos6 = -4, what is tan 6? tand = VF 5 a, pe ~ {75 33, 1 642 = 162-5, what is 47°? or = 16% gee = gte-20 pero 34. aa} =5, what iso? +277? (etary = 5 wea? +2 ata? = & DJMolina oo . 56 G2 9 Te 0 Os A Vey, of ‘Seanne wth CamScanet 35. If 0° < @ < 180°, and 4%"? = 9. Find 8 sina 2 geste og Qs? @ = 1 1 in @ = = sin’ @ = 5 sind = +V22 @ = |45°, 135°, 225°, 315° 36,/A group with 20 members plans to elect a president, a secretary, and a treasurer. If ouch member is eligible for each position, in how many ways can the group choose their officers? ! P(20,3) = a = 20 x 19 x 18 = [6840 37. In how many ways can the letters of the word ISLAND be arranged on a line so that the vowels are together? Consider all vowels as 1 letter, say ”v’, which results to "SLNDv” that can be per- muted 5! = 120 ways. But the vowels, as 1 unit, can still be rearranged in 2! = 2 ways. ‘Thus there are [240] ways to rearrange the letters in such conditions. 38. A fair coin is tossed five times. What is the probability of getting exactly three heads? ‘There are only 2 possible outcomes in a toss. Head or Tails, Thus the probability of getting a head is ; Meaning, the probability of getting three heads is| = 30. It is found that if a hectare is planted with 42 mango trees, the annual yield of each tree will be 480 mangoes. For every additional tree planted on this land, the yield per tree will decrease by 8 mangoes. How many trees should. be planted to this hectare of land to maximize the annual yield? Let x be the number of trees added. Y@) (480 — 8x)(42 +) =8(x + 42)(a — 60) 60 — 42 +e = 40, Three regular polygons fit exactly together around a point on a plan surface. One is a square and another is a hexagon. How many sides does the third polygon have? & DJMolina 00 57 ‘Seanne wth CamScanet The interior angles of square and a regular hexagon are 90° and 120° from the formula 18) "> \rosaot« 7 Go-1H= ZL \ . 904120+e = 360 2 * a0 «= 150 * 360 cr xed i = = 150 360 = = 30 z «= [2 41. How far is the line 3x — 4y + 15 = 0 from the origin? ‘The distance between the point (zo, yo) and the line ar + by +¢=0 is a = [tot bya +e aXo tbye +e Vote ——— d= 1 Tarp Yoarr ic ate =e les dere 42. A circle is inscribed in a triangle with perimeter 10 cm. If the radius of the circle is 4 cm, find the area of the triangle. A=rs ® 10 A= x4 7X = [20cm 43. Find the quadratic equation whose leading coefficient is 2 and whose roots are the square of the sum and the square of the difference of the roots of the equation 2a? + 4r +10 =0. 2 (m+n)? = (-4) = (m+n)? —4mn = 4-4(5) ‘Thus the equation is x? + 12x — 64 = 0 + [2x7 + 24x — 128 44. The center of a circle lies on the line 2x + By = 42. If the line y= ¢ +4 is tangent to the circle at the point (4,8), find the equation of the circle in center-radius form. (m—n)? & DJMolina 00 eq 58 7S A, ‘Seanne wth CamScanet The shortest altitude is the altiude to the hypotenuse, Which ish = %2 — 8-8 _|24 ¢ wv 45. In a circle of radius 10 a ie diameter tough A. cm, arc AB meosures 120°. Find the distance from B to the Answer: 5/3’ cm d= 10sin60° =|5v3'cm Find the remainder when 2%? is divided by 2 ~ =. Answer: x : 46. Let R(x) = ax-+b be the remainder. By the remainder theorem, we get: R)=b = 0% =0 R(l)=a+b pes Thus, a= 1,b=0. The remainder is [2] 47. Find the area (in terms of 7) of the circle inscribed in the triangle 3a + 4y = 24 and the coordinate axes. Answer: 7 units” enclosed by the line Shortcut: Let 7 be the radius of the inscribed circle, ¢ be the hypotenuse of the right triangle that is formed, and P its perimeter. P=%Ar+0) Since the sides of the right triangle that is formed are of length 3,4,5, P = 12,c=5. ‘Thergfore ey el Which gives an area of [runits"] 48, Im how many different ways can 5 persons be seated in an automobile having places for Din the front seat and 3 in the back if only 2 of them can ‘drive and one of the others insists on riding in the back? Answer: 12 ‘There are 2 ways to choose a driver, 1 way to choose someone who will seat beside the driver, and 3! = 6 ways to arrange the possengers at the back. ‘Thus there are 2-1-6 =(12] ways. $ LADudley 00 “ ‘Seanne wth CamScanet 49. Factor completely the expression 2 + 327 +4. Answer: (x?+x-+ 2)(x? —x+2) at4307 +4 (2? +2) — 50. A bag is filled with red and blue alls. Before drawing a ball, there isa ; chance of drawing a blue ball. After drawing out a ball, there is now & : chance of drawing @ lue ball, How many red balls are originally in the bag? Answer: 12 Let r be the number of red balls ‘and b be the number of blue halls. The first condition states that b + reo 4 or r =3b. The second condition, on the other hand, can be split into two different cases ‘ Case 1: The ball that was drawn out is blue _i ~ 5 _1 ~ 5 = 4b-1 4 « Case 2: The ball that was drawn out is red == a) oi. = 5 = 4-1 From the two cases, it shows that the pall that was drawn before the second draw was tive, Which means there are r= 9(4) = [2] red balls originally. & LADudley 00 = ‘Seanne wth CamScanet 2.4 Grade 10 4 Arrange the following numbers from least to greatest: 15%, 0.1, Z ° 25 3 0.1, 95 8% 2“A box contains red, blue, and yellow balls. If the ratio of red to blue to yellow balls is 3:6: 10 and there are 42 blue balls, how many balls are yellow? som i Tres 7 a 6 S,- 0 ae 19 6 We. axe ig) 6 = [a 3. If 3% of a number is 18, what is 20% of twice the number? 3 00" = 18 (0.2)@n) = 0. 04n = 2 an = zn 27 3 z 40 i 100" 3 = Bx = (240 4, fa = -1, find the value of 2” +2". w+ = caprsecne = -1+(-1) 14 (-1) 5.Avhat is Q(z) in (e+ 2)Q(e) +40 +2= a +52? +92? (@+2)Q(2) bd +2 = 24502 +90 © (@+2)Q(a) o45e7+5a-2 & a+3e—1 ) —™ Q(z) & DJMolina 00 KIX 4-250 Pd Se Ay ou m8 ‘Seanne wth CamScanet 6-Which is greater, 2V5 or 3V3? NEWT | Hs fsa 7 4 (o-Fe > alé 7. If the point (-2, 11) lies on the line y = mz +3, what is m? = -2m43 = yo= “2-Nid m = [EA] — 8The exterior angle of an equiangular polygon is 40°. How many sides does the polygon have? 360, n n = 40 & 9. What is the equation of the line {in slope-intercept form) that is parallel to 22-+3y = 1 and passes through (1,-2)? 2o+3y = b 2() +3(-2) = & ‘Thus the equation of the line is }y 10° The average of two radical expressions is is the other radical expression? 2 2/ V3-VP. Ifone of them is VF+VZ. What 4 e+ Vo+Vv2 = v3 — v2) =o . civeavE = aP-ae 7 15-059 ~Wa4alg x = [v3-3v2) (DH If f(a) = 1-4 50 — 202, what is f(L+h) - JQ)? fO+h)—f@) = (+50-+h) -20-+2)) - 0+ 5(1) -20)") (1-1) +5(1 +A) -1)-2(0 + hy? -1°) = 5h —2(h? + 2h) i & DJMolina oo © (¢ weer) (any | Co-alh*4 ah) 5 Ob 4) } rn Qnikah aah +h?) ao Che) | Zan Ah Py cn-s a sh-g (bt xan | Skea ices set eee ‘Scanned wth CamScanet 12. Find the least value of & for the equation 2k = 2(x — 1)? + 5 to have a real root. 2k Ax - 1)? %-5 > 0 5 R25 5 kmin = 15 13. A liquid mixture is 4% pesticide. Some amount of this mixture and some amount of water are mixed to make 500 L of new mixture. Find the amount of water needed so that the new mixture is 1% pesticide. x+y = 500 0.04¢ = 500(0.01) 2 = 195 y = water = (8751, Mi. Than = (1) = 2" + 2n, what is ay? a, = (-1)"'-2"+2n ag = (-1)°—2*+2(4) = -1-16+8 - 15 If the numbers —15, az, a3, a4, 21 form an arithmetic sequence, what is a4? a = -15 @ a5 = a +4d=21 (2) a=9 (3) a4 = a) +3d (4) = -15+3(9) =[12 (5) 16. Vf the third and ninth terms of an arithmetic sequnce are 13 and 37, respectivey, what the second of the six terms of the sequence? a+8d 37 a+2d 13 6d 24 d 4 a 5 a+d = a=] & DJMolina co 52 soll caufroa ‘Seanne wth CamScanet It can also be solved using ratio and proportion. 17. How many three-digit numbers from 100 to 500 are divisible by 12? 100< 12n <500 9< on <4l 41-9+1 = [33] 18. If the numbers — Fite, 5 uw form a geometric sequence, what is a1? 49. If the second and fourth terms of a geometric sequence are 250 and 10, respectively, what is the sum of the first five terms of the sequence? ar = 10 ar’ 250 - 25 5 22 £2((+5)° — 1) 5-1 = [T562or — 1042 & DJMolina co 53 ‘Seanne wth CamScanet s 21. Express 2.54 in the form , where p and q are positive integers with ged(p,q) = 1. _ 24 2.24 = — 4 2+ 99 8 | 22, When the polynomial P(z) is divided by 2a? — x, the quotient is 2? +1 and the remainder is « +2, what is P(x)? P(z) (a? +1)(20? - 2) +a+2 (22 — a3 +20? — 2) +042 = [2ct—a9 +20? +2 93. Find the value of k so that 2 +1 is a factor of P(x) = 2ke* + 42° + ke? — 2-3. 2k(-1)' +4(-1)° + (1? -(-1) -3 = 0 Qk-44+k+1-3 = 0 3k = 6 k= 24. Solve for « in the equation 32° + 2” — 12r—4=0 328407 - 122-4 = 2?(32+1)—4(3¢+1) = (8a + 1)? -4) = (Bn-+1)(e+2)(@-2) = 0 0 0 0 a= & DJMolina co ‘Seanne wth CamScanet MMC 2016 Elims 24 Grade 10 2, Pt Pa) be nh as polynomial such that P(-1) = P(1) = P(2) = 0 and Plc) = a(z+1)(e-1)(e-2) P(3) = 16 =a(3+1)(3-1)(3-2) a ~2 Pls) = -2%e+1)(e- 12-2) P(-2) -2(-2 + 1)(-2 - 1)(-2 - 2) al 26. In a circle chord AB is bisected by chord CD at M. If CM = 8 cm and MC = 18 cm, find AB. @ = 8x18 c= 12 22 = [24em!| 27. Chords AB and CD intersect at W such that CW: WD =3: 2. If AW = 6 cm abd WB = 16 cm, what is the length of CD? (Bk)(2k) = 6x 16 kaa cD = 5k=[20em!| 28. Quadrilateral ABCD is inscribed in a circle, Given that £A = (2x + 12)*, ZC = (32+ 18)°, and 2D = (2x — 18)°. What is LD? (22+ 12) +(3r+18) = 180 z= 30 W158 = 29. A circle with radius of dem is tangent to both x and y axes. How far its center from ‘the origin? Connect the center of the circle to the points of tangencies forming a square. The distance of the center of the circle to the origin is simply the length of the diagonal of the square which is |4-V2' units & DJMolina 00 55 ‘Scanned wth CamScanet 30. For waht value of k will the line through (2k,—7) and (8,2) contain the origin? y = me 2 = &m ma} 4 ya: y= 7 1 -7 = 74) k = 4 31. Find all values of @ in the interval [0°, 360°] that satisfy the equation sin @ = tan? sind = tan@ sing 22 — 9 cos 6 sind(cos®-1) _ 4 cos 0 ~ sind = 0 cos@ = 1 6 = |0°, 180°, 360° 32. If 0° < @ < 180° and cos = a, what is tan 6? ~~ 137 S tand = 33. Tf 642" = 162°-5, what is 4°+1°7 62 = 16-5 ge = 4fe-30 geet ea] 34, If 2 +27! =5, what is 2? + 2-7? (e+ ‘Seanne wth CamScanet 35. If 0° < 6 < 180°, and 45°? — 9. Find 9 asin? 2 gesin® 6 =2 2sin?@ = 1 sin?g = 1 2 sing = +722 @ = |45°, 135°, 225°, 315° 36. A group with 20 members plans to elect a president, a secretary, and a treasurer. Tf each member is eligible for each poston, in how many ways can the group choose their officers? 20! 020,38) = 37. In how many ways can the letters of the word ISLAND be arranged on a line so that the vowels are together? 20 x 19 x 18 = [6840 Consider all vowels as 1 letter, say "v", which results to ”SLNDv” that can be per- rmuted 5! = 120 ways. But the vowels, as 1 unit, can still be rearranged in 2! = 2 ways. Thus there are [240] ways to rearrange the letters in such conditions. 38. A fair coin is tossed five times. ‘What is the probability of getting exactly three heads? ‘Phere are only 2 possible outcomes in a toss. Head or Tails. ‘Thus the probability 1 of getting a head is : Meaning, the probability of getting three heads is{3| 99. Tb is found that if hectare is planted with 42 mango trees, the annual yield of each tree wil be 480 mangoes. For every additional tree planted on this land, the yield per see weil decrease by 8 mangoes. How maniy trees should be planted to this hectare of land to maximize the annual yield? Let x be the number of trees added. ¥(x) = (480-82)(42 +2) —8(« + 42)(w — 60) _ 60-42 = 2 =9 +e = 40. Three regular polygons fit exactly together around a point on a plan surface. One is a square and another is a hexagon. How many ‘sides does the third polygon have? & DJMolina co 57 ‘Seanne wth CamScanet The interior angles of a squa at ‘agon are 90° and from the 3 i ie and a regular hexag ° iB formula 180 — bad . * = ei n 9+120+2 = 360 c = 150 4 159 - 202 = 150 360 S = 30 z c= (2 41, How far is the line 3x — 4y + 15 = 0 from the origin? The distance between the point (iro, yo) and the line az + by +e = 0 is Jara + byo +l Vere 16 (3 +2 = [3 d= d= 42. A circle is inscribed in a triangle with perimeter 10 cm. If the radius of the circle is 4 cm, find the area of the triangle. A A= 4 a \ | x a W 3 ie Gs 43, Find the quadratic equation whose leading coefficient is 2 and whose roots are the square of the sum and the square of the difference of the roots of the equation 22? + 4a +10=0. 4? (m+n? = (-3) =4 (m-n)? (m+n)? — 4mm 4—4(5) = -16 ‘Thus the equation is a? -+ 122 — 64=0 > ‘Qu? + 24a — 128 ios on the line 22+ 5y = 42. If the line y = 2+4 is tangent to 44. The center of a circle |i (4,8), find the equation of the circle in eenter-radius form. the circle at the point & DJMolina oo 58 ‘Seanne wth CamScanet When the center of the circle is connected to the point (4,8), a line is formed per- pendicular to y = «+4. That perpendicular line has an equation y = —x + 12. Now, both 22 +5y = 42 and y = —z+ 12 both pass through the center. Which means, their intersection is the center of the circle. Qe+5y = 42 tty = 12 a= 6 y= 6 ‘Therefore the center of the circle is (6,6) and the radius is the distance from the center to the point of tangency r? = (6 — 4)? + (6 — 8)? =8. Finally, the equation is )? + (y ~ 8)" 45. When a polynomial P(z) is divided by 2x — 4. the remainder is -3. If P(-1) = —6, what is the remainder when P(x) is divided by (22 — 4)( +1)? ince the divisor is quadratic, the remainder will be linear, R(z) =ar+b Rw) = ax+b RQ) = -3=2a+b R(-1) = -6=-a+b a=1 b= -5 ar+b = R(x) =[c—5] 46. Ib is now between 9 and 10 o'clock. In 4 minutes, the hour hand of the clock will be directly opposite the position occupied by the minute hand 3 minutes ago. What time is it now? Let x be the number of minutes that the minute hand travelled gince 9:00. Then the hour hand also travelled 7 minutes but its position is 45 + 75. Take note that minutes” is not the measure of angles but the measure of time. Now, when the two hands are directly opposite of each other, they both form a 180- degree angle, which is equivalent to 30 minutes. (From 12 o'clock to 6-0’ clock mark, o minnte hand moves 180 degrees, which is 30 minutes passed) ‘Seanne wth CamScanet u+4 (w+ )=-9 = 30 rt4 DT = —18 a+4-12r = —-216 -llxe = —220 z= 20 ‘Therefore the time is 4, Let y = ma-+b be the image when the line s+ 4y 1-2 =0 is reflected across the x-axis, what is the value of mz + 6? Shortcut: ‘The equation of the line is actually [z — 4y +2=0 48. Point P is 6 units from the center of acircle or radius 10 units. How many different chords of the circle contain P and have integer lengths? ‘The maximum possible length of the chord is when the chord that passes through P ig actually the diameter of the circle, which is 20 units long ‘The minimum possible length of the chord is when the chord passing through P is per- pendicular to a diameter of the circle which can be solved using pythagorean theorem, (+6 = 10 os iB one 16-unit, one 20-unit, 2 for 17 to 19-unit chords, gives a total of [8 49. Let P(x) be a polynomial of degree 5. Tf P() = 0, P(3) = 1,P(9) = 2, P(27) = 3, P(81) = 4, and P(243) =5; find the coefficient of « in P(z). i = 41. That is P(3) = P(1)+1=1, PQ) = P@)+1=2 ete. Note te) ree Oat 2 = 1,3,9,27, 81. We set Q(x) = P(3z) — P(x) - 1. Since Q(x) has its predetermiend roots, then Q(a) = He - NE - DE ae mem Now, notice again that Q(0) = (0) ~ p(0) —1=—1. Thus K(0 — 1)(0 — 3)(0 = 9 27)(0- 81) + k= aa Q0) = ‘So we have Ole) = P(3a) - P@)-2= ae —1)(e —3)(2 — 9)(« — 27) (a — 81) 60 ‘Seanne wth CamScanet MMC 2016 Elims 2.4 Grade 10 Now, suppose we have P(z) has a term involving x as ka, then P(3z) has a term involving x of 3k. So, the coefficient of P(x) in the problem can be computed as: ‘3k —k = 2k. Also, the degree of P() is 5, so by Vieta’s, the coefficient of x is the sum of the product of the roots taken 4 at a time that is ryrargratrirerats +riTarats +rirsrars +T2rsrars. That expression can be done via this shortcut 1,i1,1,1,1 ryrarars-Hrargrarstrargrars = rirararars (— +#—+—+—+— MPa gratia srs tr irarars Hr iTarars trarsrars = MiTarar4| (3 mag ag | Te, 315 a1. Qk = 1437437435434 81427494341 _ 121 2k = a BL 1 11,1 1 2k = gall-3-9-27-83) 1+ tat ] a 162, 50. When 9 times a one-digit number is subtracted from 10 times a two-digit number, the ” Fesult is 295, What is the two-digit number? 10a — 9b = 295 — 10a = 9b + 295 ‘This shows that 96-+-295 should be divisible by 5 since 10a hes 5 as its factor. It follows that b= 5 and a =[34 ‘Seanne wth CamScanet 50. Given the figure below with AB parallel to DE. Find the length of AB. A Answer: 130 & LADudley co pa] oon B z = /ECD = /CED(PAIC) AEDO(AA) BD. AB 26 AB AB 26 30] ‘Seanne wth CamScanet 55 2.4 Grade 10 1. Find the value of c+ Vid—a" when x Answer: V2 2+ Vid= Cay = p24 V8 = v=2FF = [v2 . Find the area of the triangle formed by the coordinate axes and the line 3x + 2y = 6. Answer: 3 units? The intercepts (0,3), (2,0) and and the origin form a right triangle of legs 3 and 2 in length. Thus, having an area of [3 units? 3. A sequence is defined by an = 3(ay-1 +2) for n> 2, where a = What is a4? Answer: 105 = BHU ay = 3(ai+2) = 9 a3 =3(a+2) = 33 ay = 3(a3+2) = [205 4. Christa leaves Town A. After traveling 12 km, she reaches Town B at 2:00 P.M. Then she drove at a constant speed and passes Town C, 40 km from Town B, at 2:50 P.M. Find the function d(2) that models the distance (in km) she has traveled from Town A t minutes after 2:00 P.M. Answer: d(t) = 55¢ +12 Since Christa’s speed is constant, d(t) is a linear function, ie, d(t) = at+b. Also, d(0) = 12, d(50) = 40 By solving for a and b, we get | d(t) = x +12 5, What is the largest negative integer that satisfies the imequality |3ar-+2| > 4? Answer: —3 jar+2] > 4 32+2 € (—00,-4)U (4,00) 32 € (—o0,—-6)U (2,00) 2 a € (-00,-2)U (3) ‘Thus, the largest negative integer that satisfy the condition is [=3] . & LADuéley oo 56 ‘Seanne wth CamScanet + hy 6. A person has two parents, fou , four grandparents, eight grand-parents, and He many ancestors does a person hay i 2 Pas ge minty. ancestors: ve 10 generations back? The i i Je Geometric sequence has common ratio of 2 and first term 2, Thus the sum Sq = 2( 3) =2Q"- 1). Thus, Sio = [2046]. = In AABC, ZB is twice ZA, and /C is three ti | Answer: 120° is three times as large as 4B. Find £C. From the first 2 conditions, it shows that ZC = 6ZA. Also, ZA the" q = : + B+ 4C = 180°. Substitutiong, A+ 2A +6A = 180 - A =20. Thus, ZC =[120°], If -3 The two equations ,where @ is the first term and d is the common difference, are: a+8d = 28 a+10d = 45 17 From the two equations, d= = and a = —40. W\ WP So the 12th term is -40+(11)(F)=—Q~ + Bg acttpie tia 10, Perform the indicated operation, and simplify: > + > 5x—68 x2-x Answer: ar amalan an oT ‘Seanne wth CamScanet Aa —1)+30-4 we 11. Find the range of the function f() = [22 +1). ‘Answer: (0,00) i Since the expression inside the absolute value can be zero and |a| > 0 for all real z, the range is f(z) €[[0,00)]. 12. Find the value of [x — (@ — 2-!)""J-! when # = 2. Answer: 7 e-@-2') 13, Find the equation (in the form ax + by = ¢) of the line through the point (5, 2) it parallel to the line 4 + 6y + 5 = 0. point (5,2) that is ‘Answer: 2x + 3y = 16 ‘Phe line is in the form 4a + 6y +k = 0. Since it passes through (5, 2) 4(5) + 6(2) + k= 0+ k= 82. Thus, the equation of the line is [2 + 3y = 16 14, In AABC, LB = 90°, LACB = 28°, and D is the midpoint of A - ‘Answer: 124° of AC. What is BDC? BD is a median to the hypotenuse which means BD = DC. COB 28°. Therefore, ZBDC = 180 ~ 2(28) =[124°] Furthermore, cm 7 and CE = 9 om. Find BC. Since there were no figures shown in the problem, we'll just assume that poi ‘ points D E are on AC and BC, respectively, for the sake of answering the question. es Using similarities, ‘Seanne wth CamScanet AC BC cD CE 10 _ BC 7 9° 90 Bo = |% = om 28. Find a polynomial P(:r) of degree 3 that has zeroes —2, 0, and 7, and the coefficient of 2? is 10. Answer: P(x) = 10x? — 50x? — 490x P(x) = 102(a + 2)(e — 7) =[1029 — 502 — 4900 29. Find the equation (in the form az + by = c) of the perpendicular bisector of the line segment joining the points (1,4) and (7, -2). Answer: x—y =2 Perpendicular bisector - A line that passes through the midpoint of the segment joining to points and perpendicular to the given segment. 4—(-2) qa So the slope of the perpendicular bisector should be 1. Also, the midpoint of the segment is at (3,1) Thus, the equation of the perpendicular bisector is m= y-l=2-3>[e-y=2 30. ‘The sides of a polygon are 3,4,5,6, and Tom. Find the perimeter of a similar polygon, if the side corresponding to 5 cm is 9 em long. Answer: 45 cm ‘The perimeter of the given polygon is 25 em. By similarity, Pig Pais p-[Gam 81. If tand = 2 and @ is in Quadrant TT, find eos® A . 3v13 nswer: — Ys 3 3vis° oes Ee Gs LADudley 00 63 ‘Seanne wth CamScanet MMC 2016 Elims eas 32. The first term of a geometric Sequence is 1536, term of the sequence is 6 1 7 and the common ratio is z Which Answer: 7 Li & a “(= (ayn = 98 l-n = -8 n= (7 33. Inf AABC, /B = 2ZA. The bisectors of theses angles meet at D, while BD extended meet AC at E. If (CEB = 70°, find /BAC. Answer: 35° Let 2, where a, = Answer: 105 . What is a4? a =3(+2) = 9 (a2 +2) = 33 a4 =3(a3+2) = [105 4, Christa leaves Town A. After traveling 12 km, she reaches Town B at 2:00 P.M. Then she drove at a constant speed and passes Town C, 40 km from Town B, at 2:50 P.M. Find the function d() that models the distance (in km) she has traveled from Town A ¢ minutes after 2:00 P.M. Answer: d(t) = ==t+12 25 Since Christa’s speed is constant, d(t) is a linear function, i.e, d(t) = at +. Also, 14 — “ (0) = 12, d(50) = 40 By solving for a and b, we get |d(t) = a5t + 12 -@-H0-8 5. What is the largest negative integer that satisfies the inequality |3x + 2| > 4? Answer: —3 [ac+2| > 4 8042 € (-c0,—4)U (4,00) 3x € (-00,-6)U (2,00) 2 x € (-0,-2)U (5-9) ‘Thus, the largest negative integer that satisfy the condition is |—3]. 56 4 LADudley oo ‘Seanne wth CamScanet Sea person has two parents, four grandparents, eight grand-parents, and so on. How many ancestors does a person have 10 generations back? Answer: 2046 The geometric sequence has common ratio of 2 and first term 2. Thus the sum S, = sa) =2 (2-1). Thus, So =H). (204 8°) 7,An AABC, LB is twice ZA, and LC is three times as large as 2B. Find £C. Answer: 120° From the first 2 conditions, it shows that ZC = 62A. Also, LA+ 4B + dC = 180°, Substitutiong, A+ 2A +64 = 180 > A= 20. Thus, C= [120°] _, ae 8. If -3 <2 <0, find the minimum value of f(x) = 2? + 4x. Answer: —2 f(z) = o+4e = (v +4044) -4 f(a) = (@+2)-4 ‘The minimum value of f(z) is when 2. 2. Since it is within the interval —3 < x < 0, it is the minimum value. f(—2) 9. The 9th and the 11th term of an arithmetic sequence are 28 and 45, respectively. What is the 12th term? 107 Answer: —— ¢ the first term and d is the common difference, are: 2 ca =9(a Hater) a+8d = 8 — —— a+10d ‘The two equations ,where a is 45 17 ane at Geld From the two equations, d= = and a = —40. 17) _ 107 So the 12th term is -40+ (11) (3) = 3" 10. Perform the indicated operation, and simplify: bx-6 Answer: 3s 57 4% LADudley co ‘Seanne wth CamScanet = Mer)tien4 oy Boe ba 6 e-s 11. Find the range of the function f(x) = [2+ 1]. Answer: (0,00) Since the expression inside the absolute value can be zero and |al > 0 for all real x, the range is f(x) €[[0,00)]. 12. Find the value of [2 —(@—a7)"}" when ¢ = 2. Answer: > 4 EG @r=2 13/‘Find the equation (in the forma + by =-¢)of the line through the point (5,2) that is parallel to the line 4 +6j-+ 5 =0.— ; i essere, 2x + 3y = 16 Y- 1G = ; the form 4x +-6y+k = 0. Since it passes through (5,2), 4) nin : =o. > k=-325 Thus, the equation of the line is [2x + 3y = 16}. 90°, 2ACB = 28°, and D is the midpoint of AC. What is 4BDC? BD is a median to the hypotenuse snuse which means BD = DC. Furthermore, LDBC = \ LACB = 28°. Therefore, ‘BDC = 180 — 2(28) = 124°}. & LADudley oo ‘Seanne wth CamScanet Qet+y=1 15¢ Find is i ind all solutions of the system: {x ‘dy = 1 Asnwer: x = -2,y =5 From equation 1, y = 1 — 2c. Substituting to the second equation, Be+dy = 14 3a + 4(1 — 22) 4 “Bet4 = MO ASKS Hy 2 B44yCi-a)s c= -2 4fx= 10 . a = fy @ =f ‘Therefore, [z= —2,y=5 é 4y=I4F@ 16-4 f(2r— 1) = 2, what is f(2)? Answer: = 2 J(2)= fe 1) 32=2-142=3 Thus, f(2) _17. What is the quotient when 305 + 524 — 423 + 7x +3 is divided by z + 27 Answer: 324 — 2? — 2a? + 4¢-1 8 — 20? + Ae 43 +7+3 Sat z+2) 32°+524 325 — 6a* at —4a8 at +208 23 + 4a? 4a? + Tx = 4a? — 8 =a+3 o+2 5 32? — a? — 2x? +4e—1 is walki ith a light source 6 meters above the ground. 18:° A man is walking away from a lamppost wit c ss a Tho aman is 2 meters tall. How long is his shadow when he is 110 meters from the lamp- | post? ‘Thus the quotient is 59 # LADudley 00 ‘Seanne wth CamScanet 19, Find the length of the shorter 1C, if AB =20, AC = . Bs ewer Bem td BC = 18 em, of AABC by the bisector of Let the two parts of AB be n and 20 —n. Using similariti i: ities, 20. How many different three-digit numbers less than 300 can be formed with the digits 1,2,3 and 5 if repetition of digits is not allowed? Answer: 12 The numbers are in the form 1+ #,2*x. So there are 3P2 + 3P2 = 2(3P2) = [12 numbers that satisfy the condition. Factor completely the expression a” — 72 + 6. Answer: (x — 1)(x - 2)(«+ 3) © Solution 1 Using the rati tor theorem, we find that when x = 2, Ising the rati ‘onal root theorem and fac! a - 72) +6=0 So x — 2 is a factor. Thus | - (a? + 22-8) = (= Ne- Ae +3) Te +6= (8-9 SLADudley 00 =) 1.0.7 °% : a trb ‘Scanned wth CamScanet [Leconte « Solution 2 = the teas * oc ine-9- 6 _ (@~1)(@(e41) - . » (~1)@?+a~6) 9, An integer between 1 and 10000 j incl D iality that itis a perfect square? usive is selected at random. What is the proba- puewes 00 From 1 to 10000, there are YI0000 perfect squares, the numebr of perfect; 100 perfect squares. Since 1 and 10000 are also fect: squares between 1 and 10000 is 100—1—1 = 98. ‘Thus, the probability of choosing a perfect squate is =|. ma 5000 2, Ifa chord 24 cm long is 5 cm from the center of a circle, how long is a chord 10cm from the center? Answer: 2/69 cm LEt R be the radius of the circle. Solving for R, 7 8st a4 24)? + (3) =P R = Wem Now, Letting d be the be the length of the chord 10 em from the center, a? s+ (5) =F é 32 A fs 138-1 w+ _ & _ 0 = 164 4 a " - J 3 I@) in the first layer, 24 i in Pehe second, and s pile with 25 Pe ‘es does the pile contain? A-Pipes are being stored in a Pile WE oes $0 on, If there are 12 layers, how Answer: 234 61 ‘Scanned wih CamScanet & 24 Grade 10 Ysing the sum of arithmetic sequi 2 ence, Sy = 12, 25) 1)) = ls Find the solution set of the inequeti (25) +11(-1)) = zal, Answer! 2

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